Karl Stefanovic issues apology to Tony Jones
Karl Stefanovic has issued an apology to Tony Jones after mocking him over his awkward attempt to kiss Rebecca Judd.
The cringe-worthy moment aired on Nine News in 2016, and Karl, played the clip on the Today Show last week when Tony appeared via video link.
It seems Tony wasn’t too impressed by the stunt, as the breakfast host was forced to issue an apology on The Footy Show on Sunday night.
He said at length: “This is not easy for me to do, it is not often I will admit that I am wrong.
“To the people of Victoria, but more importantly to the much loved Tony Jones himself, I say from the bottom of my heart I am truly sorry.
“To use what many still refer to as one of Australian TV's top five moments as a cheap gag for LOLs was juvenile.
“Tony, I love you and I promise the Today show will never ever, ever ever play it again, at least while I am in the chair.”
Tony replied that he understood that the Today show did not know it was a 'sore point' for him but that he never wanted to see the clip again.
On July 23rd, the Karl discussed the topic of social distancing on the Today show.
As he introduced it, Tony, who was appearing through video link, snapped: “Don’t even go there, Karl. Don’t go there. Don’t go there! Do not”.
Tony looked upset after the clip aired and Karl tried to joked, “Oh come on TJ”.
However Tony replied sternly: “No, Karl, what you obviously don't realise is there was a ban put on that footage”.
Concerned, Karl looked off camera, perhaps to a producer, and replied, “No I wasn't aware of that”.
He tried to laugh it off before saying, “apologies to everyone out there... nah, it was worth playing the footage”.